Clothesline support



Atag. l1, 1925.

` M. J. SHANITEY CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT Filed May 27, 1924l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /V V E N T0 MICHHEL J SHANLEK /1 TTOH/VEYS Cir Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

MICHAEL J. SHANLEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLOTHESLNE SPFORT.

Application filed May 27, 1924.

T all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, lr/,liornrnn J. tliiANLur, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city oi` llew York, borough otI Brooklyn, in the county of and State of New York, have invented a new and lmproved Clothesline Support, ot which the 'following` is a description.

My invention relates to a device for sup porting a clothesline and particularly to a clothesline support in which an arm is provided carrying a pulley, over which the line runs, the arm being swingable into a room from the outside ofa window for the convenient hanging ot the clothes, the arrangement beingl such that the person hanging the clothes has lirni footing within the room and the danger ofrbeing pulled through the window is eliminated.

'.lhe general object of my invention is to provide a device for the indicated purpose improved in various particulars with a view to promote convenience in the manipulation or the device, and to facilitate the hanging and removal ont' the clothes with safety, as well as to provide for a lirm holding of the pulley arm when the saine is swung into the room and the clothes are being` hung on the line.

The nature of my invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a partly sectional plan view of a clothesline support embodying my invention, illustrating the same applied to a window frame shown in part in horizontal section;

Figure 2 is a partly sectional side elevation of the device as mounted on the window frame;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the clothesline support in lowered position;

Figure 4 is an elevation of the inside bracket for firmly sustaining the pulley carrying arm when in the raised position and swung into the room.

In carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated example an arm 1G is provided made in practice of standard pipe and of a length to extend from outside Serial No. 716,179.

united by a fitting 12 which is seoured=totl1e 60 arm 10. 'lhe- "lheadll is provided at the-- top and bottom with caps 13.

On the outer end of the arm 1() is a cap` lll having a central hole in which is swivelledf a hook 15 adapted to .receive the=frame 16' 65 of a standard pulley 17, over which the clothes line B runs. The hook is deflected or bent so that the end or bill of the hook-is disposed toward the inner end of the arm 10.

0n the lhead 11 turns an idler pulley 70 18 about which the upper run of a clothesline B extends when the arm 10 is horizontally disposed wit-hin the room and onto which both runs of the line B may be disposed when the arm 1() is in the lowered 75 position as in Figure 3; i

The T-head 11 is pivotally supported in a bracket 19 which is secured to a fixed bracket 20 on the window frame A by a slot and pin connection, there being a pin 2'1 80 on said bracket 2O and a longitudinal slot 22 in bracket 19 at the end oppositethat supporting the arm 10. The slot and pin connection permits of the bracket 19 carrying the head 11 and arm 1() turning about 85' the axis ofthe pin 21 and moving longitudinally relatively to said pin 21 and the bracket 20. On the fixed window bracket 20 is an extension 120 having a terminal flange 23 formed with a vertical slot 24C in 90 which slot the bracket 19 may be engaged when the arm 10 is in the raised position as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3 and in full lines in Figures 1 and 2.

ln order to afford firm support to the arm 10 in the raised position, l provide in addition to the bracket 19 at the outside of the window frame A an inside bracket 25 which is formed as best seen in Figure 4:

with a depression 26 in which the arm 10 100 when raised is adapted to seat. The inside bracket 25 is slidably and turnably mounted on the window frame A at the inside by means of a plate 27 fixedly secured to the inner face of the window frame by screws or the like and provided with a stud or pin 28 which extends through a keyhole slot 29 in bracket 25. The pin 28 when in the elongated portion of the slot 29 permits of turning and sliding movement of bracket 25 110 and the enlarged end o slot 29 permits of the head 11 passing therethrough tor detaching bracket When not required. in the horizontal raised position of the bracket 25, the same is adapted to engage a lug 30 on plate 27, said lug being received in a notch 31 in bracket 25.

With the described arrangement the arm 10 may be lowered by lifting it from the depression 26, the head ll being capable ot' a turningj)- movement in the outer end oi' the outside bracket 19. Said bracket 19 after it has been detached 'from the slot 2 in member 23 ot the fixed Window bracket 20 and said bracket 19 then moved by reason oit the slot and pin connection to a depending position as shown in Figure 3, positions the head 1l and arm l() as Well as the pulley 17 disposed suspended on said bracket 19.

li Would state in conclusion that While the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably Varied Without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims. 1

Having thus described my invention, l claim:

l. A clothesline support including an arm, a T-head on said arm, a pulleycarried by the arm adjacent the outer end, an idler pulley on saidT-head, a bracket in one end of which said T-head is mounted, a second bracket adapted to be iixedly secured to a Window frame, a pivotal connection between said brackets to permit the first bracket to swing to approximately horizontal position or to a pendent position, and a member in lined relation to the second-mentioned bracket and adapted to al'i'ord support ior 'the tirs-t bracket when in the raised horizontal position.

2. rl. clotliesiine support including an arm, a 'im-head on said arm, a pulley carried by the arm adjacent the outer end, an idler pulley on said "ihead, a bracket ai'i'ording the turnable support for said Nlmsheafhmeans piv otaliy mounting said bracket, means to sup port said bracket in the raised position, the bracket when disengaged Yfrom said supporting means bei aeapted to swing ou its pivotal connection to a pendent position to suspend the arm. and a bracket adapted to be secured to a window trame distant from the first bracket to ailord support Vor said arm 4when in the raised position.

La clothesline support including an arm, a pulley carried by the armV adjacent the outer end, a T -head on said arm at the inner end, a bracket mounting at one end thercot the said wihead, means to pivotally mount said bracket on the outside of a Window frame so that the arm and T-head may turn with said bracket to positions with the arm raised to a horizontal position or to dispose the arm and T-head pendent from the bracket, and means to engage said bracket to hold the same in position With the arm horizontal.

MICHAEL J. SHANLEY. 

